Overview
- UKHSA reports 34 lab‑confirmed cases in Enfield between 1 January and 9 February, part of 96 confirmed across England this year.
- Health authorities describe a “big outbreak” in north‑east London, largely in unvaccinated children under 10, with some requiring hospital care.
- Roughly 60 additional suspected cases have been flagged by seven schools and a nursery in Enfield, with further confirmations expected.
- Enfield Council is applying national guidance that allows 21‑day exclusion from school for unvaccinated contacts of a measles case.
- The government and NHS have launched catch‑up drives and public messaging, as UKHSA modelling warns London could face tens of thousands of infections without higher coverage.